Buckenham Ferry Windmill
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 Buckenham Ferry Windmill, September 2017 | |
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| Origin | |
| Mill name | Buckenham Ferry Windmill |
| Mill location | Buckenham, Norfolk, United Kingdom |
| Grid reference | TG 3536 0444 |
| Coordinates | 52°35′11″N 1°28′23″E / 52.58639°N 1.47306°E |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Drainage mill |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Four storeys |
| No. of sails | Four |
Buckenham Ferry Windmill is a tower mill in Buckenham, Norfolk, England. Built as a drainage mill, it was converted to a bird hide in 1993.
History
[edit]Buckenham Ferry Windmill was derelict by 1989, with a distinct lean. A modern pump was housed in a shed built on to the tower.[1] In 1993, it was converted to a bird hide for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. The Army Air Corps lifted a flat roof onto the tower using a helicopter on 27 October 1993. The flat roof was destroyed in a gale in 2007.[2]
Description
[edit]Buckenham Ferry Windmill is a four storey tower mill.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Smith 1990, p. 53.
- ↑ Neville, Jonathan. "Buckenham Ferry Drainage Pump". Norfolk Mills. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
Sources
[edit]- Smith, Arthur C. (1990). Drainage Windmills of the Norfolk Marshes. Stevenage: Arthur C. Smith. ISBN 0 9515766 0 7.